2023 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2023 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament, the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southland Conference, was held from November 1 to November 5, 2023. The six-match tournament took place at the Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium in Corpus Christi, Texas.[2] The seven-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. In a tournament which included three matches that were decided by penalty kicks, Lamar, the defending champions, won its fourth overall Southland Conference tournament championship and its second consecutive tournament championship in a 3-1 match vs #3 seed, McNeese.

2023 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
Attendance897
SiteDr. Jack Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium
Corpus Christi, Texas
ChampionsLamar (4 title)
Winning coachNathan Kougat (2 title)
MVPArely Alaniz (Lamar)
BroadcastESPN+
Southland Conference women's soccer tournament
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2023 Southland Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Lamar  ‍y 9 0 1   .950 15 3 3   .786
Texas A&M–Commerce*  ‍‍‍ 7 1 2   .800 9 7 3   .553
McNeese  ‍‍‍ 5 3 2   .600 9 8 4   .524
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 4 5 1   .450 6 10 3   .395
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 4 5 1   .450 7 8 4   .474
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 4 5 1   .450 6 10 2   .389
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 7 11 0   .389
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 3 6 1   .350 6 8 2   .438
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 0 9 1   .050 1 17 1   .079
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 Southland Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament

Media

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All matches were broadcast on ESPN+.

Seeding

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Seven Southland Conference teams participated in the 2023 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season conference records.

Seed School Conference Record Points Tie breaking
1 Lamar 9–0–1 28 No tie. Seeded based on overall points.
2 Texas A&M–Commerce 7–1–2 23 No tie. Seeded based on overall points.
3 McNeese 5–3–2 17 No tie. Seeded based on overall points.
4 Northwestern State 4–5–1 13 Head to head. 1–0–0 vs TAMU–CC. 1–0–0 vs SELU.
5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 4–5–1 13 Head to head. 1–0–0 vs SELU.
6 Southeastern Louisiana 4–5–1 13 Head to head. 0–0–1 vs TAMU–CC.
7 Houston Christian 4–6–0 12 No tie. Seeded based on overall points.

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Bracket

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Source:[5][6][7]

First Round
Wednesday, November 1
Semifinals
Friday, November 3
Final
Sunday, November 5
         
1 Lamar (pen.) 1 (5)
4 Northwestern State 1 (4)
4 Northwestern State (pen.) 1 (4)
5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 1 (3)
1 Lamar 3
3 McNeese 1
2 Texas A&M–Commerce 1
7 Houston Christian 2
3 McNeese 1
7 Houston Christian 0
3 McNeese (pen.) 1 (4)
6 Southeastern Louisiana 1 (3)

Schedule

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First Round

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November 1, 2023 #3 McNeese 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#6 Southeastern Louisiana Corpus Christi, TX
1:00 pm
  • Kaile Kukaua   4'
      54'
Report
  • Nicole O'Neill   52'
  • Skye Kennedy   62'
  • Emma Jones   71'
Stadium: Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium
Attendance: 93
Referee: Trevor Rappleye
Assistant referees: Shawn Mire
Assistant referees: Emily Donahue
Fourth official: Derek Smolik [8]
November 1, 2023 #2 Texas A&M–Commerce 1–2 #7 Houston Christian Corpus Christi, TX
4:00 pm
  • Melissa Storey   53'
Report
  • Katie Marker   8'
  • Ryan Ford   50'
  • Emily Jaimes   72'
  • Lauren Avila   72'
Stadium: Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium
Attendance: 119
Referee: Arturo Ibarra
Assistant referees: Bernardo an Steenberghe
Assistant referees: Muhammad Kaleia
Fourth official: Seun Yinka-Kehinde [9]
November 1, 2023 #4 Northwestern State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
7:00 pm
  • Mai-Lisa Atis   47'
  • Alina Graf   47'
Report
  • Emme' Fernandez   68'
  • Reese Cross   55'
  • Maggie Murray   104'
Stadium: Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium
Attendance: 238
Referee: Seun Yinka-Kehinde
Assistant referees: Fevzi Demirhan
Assistant referees: Christopher Luna
Fourth official: Arturo Ibarra [10]


Semifinals

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November 3, 2023 #3 McNeese 1–0 #7 Houston Christian Corpus Christi, TX
4:00 pm
  • Morgan Schooley   46'   37'
  • Kaile Kukaua   71'
Report
  • Mia Salas   68'
Stadium: Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium
Attendance: 129
Referee: Muhammad Kaleia
Assistant referees: Arturo Ibarra
Assistant referees: Fevzi Demirhan
Fourth official: Seun Yinka-Kehinde [11]
November 3, 2023 #1 Lamar 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
#4 Northwestern State Corpus Christi, TX
7:00 pm
  • Cariel Ellis   57'
  • Kaisa Juvonen   42'
  • Riley Wilson   106'
  • Caragan Childs   106'
Report
  • Sabrina Lopez   88'
Stadium: Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium
Attendance: 141
Referee: Jennifer Dumaine
Assistant referees: Jorge Perez
Assistant referees: Christopher Luna
Fourth official: Bernardo Van Steenberghe [12]

Final

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November 5, 2023 #1 Lamar 3–1 #3 McNeese Corpus Christi, TX
1:00 pm
  • Arely Alaniz   27'
  • Trinity Clark   59'
  • Eva Karen   63'
  • Riley Wilson   60'
Report
  • Kiana Kukaua   60'
Stadium: Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium
Attendance: 177
Referee: Fevzi Demirhan
Assistant referees: Seun Yinka-Kehinde
Assistant referees: Jennifer Dumaine
Fourth official: Christopher Luna [13]

All-Tournament team

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Source:[14][15]

Player Team
Arely Alaniz Lamar
Cariel Ellis
Trinity Clark
Hollie Massey
Riley Wilson
Jackie Kelly McNeese
Kiana Kukaua
Kaile Kukaua
Morgan Schooley
Lauren Avilla Houston Christian
Caroline Hilliard Northwestern State

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Officially Joins NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference". Texas A&M University-Commerce. July 1, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. ^ Maria Howell (November 4, 2023). "Tracking 2023 DI women's college conference soccer tournament schedules, automatic bids for the NCAA tournament". NCAA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Soccer Tie-Breaking Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Head To Head Record". Southland Conference. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Matt Faye (November 2, 2023). "Lamar soccer starts Southland tournament as top seed". Hearst Newspapers, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Southland Conference soccer tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023-24 Championship Calendar". Southland Conference. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "DI Women's Soccer - Southeastern LA. vs McNeese". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "DI Women's Soccer - Houston Christian vs Texas A&M-Commerce". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  10. ^ "DI Women's Soccer - Northwestern St. vs A&M-Corpus Christi". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  11. ^ "DI Women's Soccer - Houston Christian vs McNeese". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "DI Women's Soccer - Northwestern State vs. Lamar". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "DI Women's Soccer - McNeese vs Lamar University". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  14. ^ Kenneth Cline (November 5, 2023). "BACK-TO-BACK: Cards Make History With Second Straight Conference Title". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2023. Arely Alaniz etched herself as the SLC tournament MVP by being one of three Cardinals to score in the match along with Trinity Clark and Eva Karen. Cariel Ellis and Alana Clark recorded assists in the match on the goals while Nicole Panis finished with four saves in goal. Alaniz was one of five members on the all-tournament team along with Trinity Clark, Ellis, Hollie Massey, and Riley Wilson.
  15. ^ Taylor Riemersma (November 5, 2023). "MCNEESE CONCLUDES 2023 CAMPAIGN IN SLC CHAMPIONSHIPS AGAINST LAMAR". McNeese State University Athletics. Four players were named to the All-Tournament team, highlighted by junior Jackie Kelly, a goalkeeper, senior Kiana Kukaua, a midfielder, sister Kaile Kukaua, a junior midfielder, and senior defender Morgan Schooley.